There’s no limit to what ungodly people are willing to subject children to, and in Canada that now includes bringing them along when a loved one is being euthanized.
Children between six and twelve are introduced to the killing fields by Canada’s virtual hospice presentation that includes a “Medical Assistance in Dying Activity Book.” It’s a diabolical effort to make children believe that helping someone to kill themself is an acceptable practice.
After a graphic description of how euthanasia works, the program asks them a series of questions about their loved one dying, such as:
- Would you like to spend time with the person before they’re killed?
- Would you like to be in the room when it happens?
- Would you like to bring something to help you feel comfortable, such as a special blanket, jewelry, photo, or toy?
While shocking, it’s not surprising to be happening in the country that’s on its way to becoming the euthanasia capitol of the world.
The Death Toll Mounts
Last year, 10,064 people were euthanized in Canada, up from 7,603 the previous year. Since 2016 when the horrific practice became legal, 31,664 people have been killed.
In the U.S., physician assisted suicide (PAS) is available in 10 states and the District of Columbia. Collecting uniform, nationwide statistics is impossible because not all jurisdictions report. When they do, their methods and timing of reporting varies.
For example, the latest available data shows California registered 2,422 deaths due to assisted suicide between 2016 (the year the law went into effect) and the end of 2021; in Oregon, 2,159 people killed themselves between 1997 and January 22, 2022; and in Washington State 1,894 have taken a deadly cocktail since 2009.
Assisted suicide is also allowed in Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, and Vermont. The practice is banned by law in Georgia.
Never Satisfied
With assisted suicide, a physician gives a lethal pill to the person who must take it themself. Euthanasia allows a physician to become an executioner by administering a lethal injection to a person.
Death merchants in California are not happy with the law’s requirement that the person must take the lethal dose themselves. They claim some are too weak, so there’s a push to let doctors administer the lethal shot. That would make it a case of euthanasia, which is illegal in the U.S.
Last summer, a group of physicians and patients filed a lawsuit against the State of California, claiming the prohibition violates the federal Americans with Disabilities Act. The case was thrown out of court, but the proponents are back with an amended appeal focusing on those patients who are able to start the process but can’t finish it. A hearing on the state’s motion to dismiss this latest filing is expected later this month or in early October.
At the same time, Oregon will no longer require people seeking to end their lives to be residents of the state. One report said proponents maintain that even though neighboring Washington State has an assisted suicide law, it can be difficult to find a doctor of death in the southwestern part of the state where many hospital beds are in religiously affiliated healthcare facilities that prohibit the practice.
Proponents of removing the residency requirement also argued that it violates the U.S. Constitution’s Commerce Clause, which gives Congress the right to regulate interstate commerce.
Not to be out done in the assault on Personhood, a Colorado eating disorder specialist has advocated that people with severe anorexia nervosa should be eligible to legally kill themselves, even though the condition is considered treatable.
A Broader Impact
Assisted suicide doesn’t just affect those under a doctor’s care. A recently released peer-reviewed study, published in the Journal of Mental Health Ethics, found that European countries that legalized euthanasia or physician assisted suicide had higher overall suicide rates compared to neighboring countries where those practices are illegal.
“Once a society becomes pro-some suicides, it leads to more suicides. I don’t see how it could be otherwise…” said Wesley J. Smith, Chair and Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute’s Center for Human Exceptionalism. No such study has ever been conducted in the U.S.
September is National Suicide Prevention Month, which promotes the message that suicide can be prevented. Please join us in prayer that no other states will allow doctors to violate their oath of “do no harm” and assist people to kill themselves.
Sources: iasp.info; denverpost.com. nationalreview.com; cnn.com; lifesitenews.com; cdph,ca,gov; medicalfutility.blogspot.com; usnews.com; halovoice.org.
By Wayne DuBois
Georgia Right to Life
Media Relations Advisor